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NY Reform
New York State Senate Leadership Change Brings New Rules Reform
Press Releases
– 06/09/09
Brennan Center Testimony for the New York Senate Elections Committee
On June 3, 2009, Ciara Torres-Spelliscy provided testimony for the New York Senate Elections Committee on New York State’s campaign finance problems and some of the constitutional issues related to campaign finance regulations
Statements & Testimony
Authored by: Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
– 06/03/09
WABC | Eric Lane on Albany
The Brennan Center’s Senior Fellow discusses the dysfunction in Albany on WABC’s “Up Close” hosted by Diana Williams.
Commentary
Authored by: Eric Lane
– 04/05/09
Testimony of Lawrence Norden Regarding New York State Senate Rules Reform
Testimony before the New York State Senate Temporary Committee on Rules Reform on the findings of the Brennan Center’s 2004, 2006, and 2008 reports on the New York State Legislature and the Center’s recommendations for reform
Statements & Testimony
Authored by: Lawrence Norden
– 02/26/09
Albany Needs a Whole Lot More Sunshine
New York’s huge budget deficit—$15.4 billion in the next 15 months—will force difficult choices in terms of government services and tax policies for years to come. To engage intelligently in that debate, New Yorkers need far more information than we now receive from Albany.
Commentary
Authored by: Andrew Stengel and Lise Bang-Jensen
– 01/16/09
Stregnthen NYS Senate’s Proposed Rules
Coalition of organizations calls on Albany to further strengthen their rules.
Press Releases
– 01/12/09
Strengthen the Senate’s Proposed Rules
Coalition of organizations call on Albany to strengthen their rules.
Statements & Testimony
– 01/12/09
Study Presents New York State Senate with First Test on Reform
In an update to reports released in 2004 and 2006, the Center’s study finds that the legislative process in Albany remains broken, and offers concrete recommendations for reform.
Press Releases
– 01/05/09
Still Broken: New York State Legislative Reform 2008 Update
Still Broken: New York State Legislative Reform is the 2008 update of the Brennan Center’s 2004 and 2006 reports on the New York state legislative process. The report finds that the legislative process remains broken, and offers concrete recommendations for reform.
Publications
Authored by: Andrew Stengel, Lawrence Norden, and Laura Seago
– 01/02/09
Bruno Breezes Through State’s Revolving Door
Discusses Sen. Joseph Bruno’s quick and questionable transition into the private sector after years of service in the New York Senate. Bruno now works for an information technology company that has contracts with several executive branch offices and agencies.
Commentary
Authored by: Andrew Stengel and Susan Lerner
– 08/26/08